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Howard Fischer

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Howard Fischer

    Arizona lawmakers question solar leases on state land amid housing needs (opens the original)

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    By Howard FischerCapitol Media ServicesPHOENIX — Republican lawmakers grilled the head of the Land Department Tuesday about why her agency is leasing state-owned land for solar development when they believe it should be sold off for needed residential development. Rep. David Gowan said it makes no financial sense to designate some of the nearly 9.2 million acres of state land as best suited for solar farms when there is a pressing need for available land for housing in many areas of the state. W

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Howard Fischer

    Mayes, Petersen clash over Trump, ICE in attorney general’s debate (opens the original)

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    By Howard FischerCapitol Media ServicesSCOTTSDALE — The Republican nominee for attorney general lashed out Wednesday night at incumbent Kris Mayes for filing more than four dozen lawsuits against the Trump administration. Warren Petersen said that Kris Mayes engages in "political lawfare,'' using her office to go after who she perceives as enemies. And if nothing else, he said, the lawsuits are not a good use of Arizona taxpayer funds that could be used for other priorities. But Petersen could n

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Howard Fischer

    Treasurer candidates split over DEI, state investment strategy (opens the original)

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    SCOTTSDALE — Elijah Norton wants to bar the treasurer's office from buying the stocks and bonds of companies he believes are guilty of "discrimination.'' But what the Republican who is running to head that office said that even includes companies that have diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. The discussion came during a half-hour debate Wednesday night which focused on the claims by Norton and Nick Mansour, his Democratic foe, about who is more qualified to oversee then $33 billion being

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Howard Fischer

    Biggs lists tax cuts, ESA support among priorities if elected governor (opens the original)

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    By Howard FischerCapitol Media ServicesPHOENIX — Gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs made a series of promises Tuesday of what he intends to do if elected as governor. In a press conference on the lawn of the state Senate, where he had previously served as president, Biggs vowed to totally eliminate tax incentives for data centers, allow Arizona restaurants to serve raw milk, limit the number of short-term rentals that can be owned by investors, support more nuclear power in Arizona, and limit the

  5. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Howard Fischer

    AZ minimum wage to increase to $15.65 in Jan. 2027 (opens the original)

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    PHOENIX -- Workers at the bottom of the pay scale in Arizona are going to get a bump in pay in January. New figures Friday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that consumer prices rose 0.4% in August. That puts the annual change at 3.4%. What makes that significant is that a 2006 voter-approved law requires the state minimum wage to increase each year based on those August-over-August figures. That translates out to 51.5 cents on the current $15.15 minimum. But the law also spells out

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